The Somerset reporter., 1887-10-05
Wood Working
A CANAAN INDUSTRY.


About the only live industry IN
this happy land, except raising the
fast horses, is the manufacturing
establishment of Hill Bros. Il Co.
They have worked three band saws
the past season, and up to Sept. LIST
had got out 185, 1896 pieces OF char
stock which has been shipped Ill
car load lots from Pishons Ferry
and Skowhegan to Haywood Bros.
& Co., and other large chair manu-.
facturers in the country. Dowel
turning forms an important part OF
their work, getting out this season
500, 900, and having orders now Tor
1000 900 to be shipped the coming
year. Maple, birch, and beech
squares have been shipped in car
load lots, besides boards for 1oor,
ing and furniture. They intend
making a general novelty wood
working business of their industry,
taking the lumber in the log and
working it up i'll divers kinds OF
small dimensions, and finishing IN
to material for chairs, hat racks, toy
blocks, mailing cases, curtain flxt-
ures, &c, &c. Although making
hard wood working their staple
business, they saw pine, spruce
and other long lumber, and are now
finishing contract of saving hall
million shingles and 100000 feet
of lumber and are shipping 4O,Oo.
feet of bass boards to go in step lad
ders. Since taking the mill, ONT
wear ago, they have entirely reno
waited it, built on additions, addet
to the power so as to run ten new
saws and machines which they hay
placed in positions; built two 25x4
dry kllns, and they intend to pun
chase a palmer, moulder, lathe ant
boring machines this fall; add al
other extension to their mill an
build a storehouse in order to NEE
the demands of their new order
just received.
The firm is at present com3ose'
of Messrs. T.. J, and +. J. Hill Q
Skowhegan, and w. II. Gannett @
Augusta, (Mr. Gannett devotin
part of his time to his business il
Augusta,) and known as the Hill
Bros. Mfg Co.
Although having passed throug
a very severe and long winter Will
preparing to fill their first season
orders, the outlook is bright TO
their business in the future, an
certainly encouraging to the farm
ers in this vicinity who have bee
unable to find market for thel
many acres of hard wood standin
idle, waiting for purchasers sine
cutting some for ship timber in wa
times.
Last spring the town unan
mOusly voted to exempt this manr
factory from any increase in tax
alton on improvements for 10 years
and, although we have yet to get
railroad, this mandatory spring
ing up in our midst is one ste
towards undermining even oil
Canaan, and it's inhabitants ma
well feel proud that some youn
blood has been introduced into it
veins that has enterprise and pus
enough to accomplish such goo
results the first year, and distribut
so many almighty dollars among it
people. We might add that Mr.. I
J. Hill, the Business Manager c
this Co., is but twenty one years c
age, and began, his undertaking b.
building an improved wind mill t
saw wood with, about three year
since. He thinks, however, tina
water is more sure than wind an
intends making steam his power i
the near future unless electricity il
perfected for milling purposes
These bright, active young men c
his stamp who choose to stay
home in old Maine, have yet
chance to make as much none
in the end as many of the wanderer
to the west, who are glad to retur
in short time and settle down t
work.